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Object number2011.10.1

Date1945-1955

MediumVelvet; Satin; Nylon; Metal

Credit LineGift of Hanna Gruen

DescriptionBlack velvet rectangular tallit bag with metal zipper at top. Embroidered on front center in silver is owner's name, Hebrew letters, and floral motif. Lined with white satin.Dimensions12.125 x 9.5 in. (30.8 x 24.1 cm)
InscriptionsEmbroidered on front center in silver, "IWAN J. GRUEN / [Hebrew]".
Historical NotesTallit bag used by Rabbi Iwan Gruen from Temple Israel in New Castle, Pennsylvania. Rabbi Iwan Gruen was born in Berlin, Germany, on October 4, 1900. He was ordained as a rabbi on March 6, 1925, and served as Chief Rabbi of the Free City of Danzig (today known as Gdansk, Poland) between 1928 and 1939. In April of 1939, he emigrated from Danzig to the United States with his wife and daughter. Rabbi Gruen assumed the pulpit of Temple Israel in New Castle, Pennsylvania, on October 25, 1945, and remained there for thirty-five years. During his time in New Castle, he served on the board of the Lawrence County Chapter of the American Cancer Society and the Lawrence County Society for Crippled Children and Adults; was president of the Nathan J. Love B'nai B'rith Lodge; and was a member of the speaker's bureau of the Anti-Defamation League.

Previous owner Rabbi Iwan J. Gruen (born 1900)

Related institution Temple Hadar Israel

Related institution American Cancer Society

Related institution Nathan J. Love B'nai B'rith Lodge

Related institution Anti-Defamation League

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